How Did Zionism Contribute To The Rise Of Zionism

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As Arabs, the Israeli invasion of Palestine which was half a century ago has always been our affair that we never succeeded to solve, but least we know is that this movement, also known as Zionism, was a Jewish goal that was desired for more than 100 years.
In 1890, Nathan Birnbaum created the term ‘Zionism’. It’s the nationalist movement of Jews that supports establishing a Jewish country in the territory of Israel. From the beginning, Zionism supported real aims. Jews of all beliefs, whether left, right, religious, or secular worked together to form the Zionist movement and achieve its goals.
The Jews were powerless, for they didn’t have a country that can be considered their national home. According to Zionist ideology, they were “guests …show more content…

The fourth Aliya endured from 1924 to 1929 or 1932 and comprised in huge piece of Polish Jews who were motivated to come to Palestine by the anti-zionist regime and the new movement standards imposed in the United States. The fourth Aliya is for the most part considered to have finished in 1929, after Arab demonstrations in Jerusalem appeared to show that settlement in Palestine was not a safe solution for Jews, or in 1932, after which immigrants started originating from Nazi Germany in expansive numbers. Around 60,000- 70,000 Jewish settlers came to Palestine in this period.(watzman et al., …show more content…

In Western eyes Palestine was a country without a nation, as Lord Shaftesbury wrote. Early Zionists did not concern themselves about the existing residents. many were impacted by utopianism. In the nineteenth century, they were making a Jewish ideal world, where an antiquated individuals would be restored. They imagined a land without strife, where all national and monetary issues would be solved by good will, tolerant and progressive policies and technological proficiency . Herzl's land was indeed simply such a perfect world. Jewish populace developed, however Arab populace developed more quickly. By 1914 there were more than 500,000 Arabs in

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